Updated 10/28/19

A family of seven have been displaced by a house fire early Friday morning.

The family was awakened by their 6 and 8-year-old children when they discovered the fire. All the occupants of the Adams Street home, including a 1-year-old baby, were safely evacuated, according to Fayetteville Fire Chief Jim Baldwin.

Baldwin said the structure and its contents were a total loss. Preliminary investigation shows the fire was caused by a space heater.

The Red Cross and a local school has placed the family in a hotel for a short time.